Former Birmingham City favourite Robby Savage has revealed he preferred being headbutted by Aston Villa striker Dion Dublin than being spat at.

Savage, writing in his column for our sister title, the Mirror, described spitting as 'the lowest on the low' as he discussed the spat between Newcastle's Papis Cisse and Manchester United's Jonny Evans.

The retired Welsh international was infamously on the receiving end of a headbutt by Dublin when tempers boiled over during a Second City derby in March 2003.

Dublin was sent off, along with Villa's Joey Gudjonsson as Blues went on to beat their fierce rivals 2-0 during a spite-filled night at Villa Park.

But Savage, recalling the incident, admits it was much ado about nutting compared to when he was spat at by an opponent whilst representing his country.